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I did it with 2 clamps and you only need a small thick piece. The idea is to go over the surface area a couple of times, each time bending it a little more. So you clamp the metal to the table, take the block of wood, and bend the metal a little and work your way down. then do it again. You use a bock of wood or something hard because it will help you get a much better crease then using your hand since it applies even pressure

Am I looking at a really stealthy FMIC in those pics, or is that an NA setup with tons of intake ramming going on? I don't know much about our internals yet, so what is going on outside is still somewhat new to me as well. I only know my own engine and what is done to it. Yours looks stock at first. Creepy.

Am I looking at a really stealthy FMIC in those pics, or is that an NA setup with tons of intake ramming going on? I don't know much about our internals yet, so what is going on outside is still somewhat new to me as well. I only know my own engine and what is done to it. Yours looks stock at first. Creepy.

mine? I took the intake silencer out as well as the big 'ol snout. used a fender plug from www.subarugenuineparts.com and stuffed a couple pieces of 3" PVC pipe (one 45- and one 90-degree) so I'm pulling air from the fender into the bottom of the stock intake box (with a K&N drop-in).

Looks like your edges are round. How did you do it and what did you use? I want to make the edges round to prevent cutting myself while opening my hood in future.

I used the snips where I could fit them, then used my dremel-type tool for the fancy stuff. for the most part, snips were used on all outside corners, filing on the inside ones. then a little sanding and now I have round edges! I recently painted it with some Rust-o-leum high temp flat black paint (wanted to test it before using it on the exhaust). looks pretty good, just don't have any pics since I painted it.

no bench or table to clamp anything to, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. Now how do you anodize the aluminum???

What's the deal with the comment about Cobb's radiator mounts? I'm not sure I understand...???

Don't worry about the cobb comments.

Pick up a couple of cheap clamps (get 2 at the dollar store for $2) then put the metal down on the table, put a piece of wood on top of the metal ($2 at home depot for a 2x4), then clamp the wood to the table. Next slowly push on the metal right next to the wood to bend it. Do only a little bit at a time making your way down the metal. It'll take you several passes to make the correct angle. make sure you use your fingers to do the bending. Using something hard will leave dimples in the metal